Hollywood Trail Run

HOLLYWOOD!!!!!
Surely visiting the Hollywood sign is on most peoples bucket list... it was certainly on mine. So I jumped at the opportunity to run the trail which leads right up to it. 
We set of early to avoid as much as the mid day heat as possible, it was still roasting!
Im not going to lie it was pretty daunting seeing it way off in the distance half way up a mountain!

This is not the sign I wanted to see at 7 o'clock in the morning!!

But the view was absolutely worth it. It is a fantastic way to see LA and get a feel of the sprawling city.

We finally made it, looking down over LA with the sign right in front of us! It felt like we were on top of the world.

Meet my trusty guide, luckily he has a much better sense of direction than I do, so I kept quite and followed him down. 

Not before taking a few 'Where Centigrade Have Been' snaps!

Now to tick the Hollywood sign off the Bucket list!! CHECKKK

The Heidelberg Project

On my jaunt around Detroit last weekend we visited the Heidelberg Project. It's mission statement reads... 

"The Heidelberg Project is a Donor-based community organization designed to improve the lives of people and neighbourhoods through art. We use art as a catalyst to simulate positive change in an urban community" To you and me that translates to a load of random objects painted and written on, usually rounded off with a shoe popped on top... But if it helps to inspire children and with a view to transform lives then i'm all for it! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Detroit, I love this city

As promised this weekend was jam packed with exploring Detroit city. It started with the sweetest ride ever!!! 

We headed over to Detroit to check out the Eastern Market... basically 3 huge cow sheds full of beautiful fresh fruit and veg. Heaven!

Next we downsized our ride to 2 wheels to really see the sights. Meet my very knowledgeable tour guide!

Detroit was like nothing I had seen before. Parts of it completely derelict, right next to pristine mansions. It's sad to see so many empty burnt out houses which were obviously beautiful in their hay day, back when Detroit wasn't bankrupt. Also there is only 1 groceries store in the whole of the city - whatttt?!

In the evening we joined the thousands to watch the Detroit Tigers. I'm not sure the Americans would agree but from the few rules I did pick up, it's basically glorified rounders!! We roared and cheered as the sun set, washing down our hot dogs down with light beer. A brilliant end to a brilliant day.

I was very dubious about eating this guy but it had to be done. 

To do list
Watch a Baseball Game - TICKKK
Eat a hotdog - TICKKK